Implementation of criminal offences in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“the 2012 Actâ€�) creates five new criminal offences. Section 142 -  offencesâ€�
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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“the 2012 Actâ€�) creates five new criminal offences: Â
- Section 142 - Â offences of threatening with article with blade or point or offensive weapon in public or on school premises (sec 142 creates two new offences)Â
- Section 143 - offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
- Section 144 - offence of squatting in a residential building.
- Section 146 - offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp offences under sections 142, 143 and 146 are being brought into force on 3 December 2012. Â
This circular provides summary and background information about sections 142 and 143 as well as details of the offence and penalties.